People's Alliance (Sri Lanka)
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The People's Alliance is a front of political parties in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

, formed in 1994.

It comprises the following parties:
  • Sri Lanka Freedom Party
    Sri Lanka Freedom Party
    The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in...

  • Lanka Sama Samaja Party
    Lanka Sama Samaja Party
    The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka....

  • Communist Party of Sri Lanka
    Communist Party of Sri Lanka
    The Communist Party of Sri Lanka is a communist political party in Sri Lanka. At the last legislative elections, on 2 April 2004, the party was part of the United People's Freedom Alliance that won 45.6% of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats....

  • Sri Lanka Mahajana Party
  • Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna
    Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna
    Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna is a political party in Sri Lanka that was formed by Chandrika Kumaratunga when she broke away from Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya...

  • Desha Vimukthi Janatha Party
  • Democratic United National Front
    Democratic United National Front
    The Democratic United National Front is a political party in Sri Lanka.At the last legislative elections, held on 2 April 2004, the party was part of the United People's Freedom Alliance that won 45.6 % of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats....



The PA was successful in the general elections held in 1994 and 2000, as well as the presidential elections of 1994 and 1999. However, it was defeated in the general election in 2001. After the creation of the United People's Freedom Alliance
United People's Freedom Alliance
The United People's Freedom Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The current leader of the United People's Freedom Alliance is Mahinda Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.The alliance was formed by:...

 in 2004, PA has been side-lined. CPSL and LSSP has threatened to revive PA as a separate front, not that has not occurred so far.

The General Secretary is D.M. Jayaratne.
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